Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of DisastersWalter Gillis Peacock, Hugh Gladwin Routledge, 2012 M11 12 - 304 pages This book explores how social, economic and political factors set the stage for Hurricane Andrew by influencing who was prepared, who was hit the hardest, and who was most likely to recover. Employing unique research data the authors analyze the consequences of conflict and competition on disaster preparation, response and recovery, especially where associated with race, ethnicity and gender. |
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... Florida International University , and Betty Hearn Morrow and Hugh Gladwin are Associate Professors of Sociology and Anthropology at Florida International University . HURRICANE ANDREW Ethnicity , gender and the sociology of disasters.
... Florida International University , and Betty Hearn Morrow and Hugh Gladwin are Associate Professors of Sociology and Anthropology at Florida International University . HURRICANE ANDREW Ethnicity , gender and the sociology of disasters.
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... Florida International University and holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of North Carolina. His most recent book is Private Markets and Public Intervention (Pittsburgh 1990). Nicole Dash is a research associate with the ...
... Florida International University and holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of North Carolina. His most recent book is Private Markets and Public Intervention (Pittsburgh 1990). Nicole Dash is a research associate with the ...
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... International Hurricane Center at Florida International University. Her current research interests include family and gender issues associated with disasters. She is co-editor, with Elaine Enarson, of The Gendered Terrain of Disasters ...
... International Hurricane Center at Florida International University. Her current research interests include family and gender issues associated with disasters. She is co-editor, with Elaine Enarson, of The Gendered Terrain of Disasters ...
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... University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research, the American Red Cross, the Planning Department of the City of Homestead, the Florida International University Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation ...
... University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research, the American Red Cross, the Planning Department of the City of Homestead, the Florida International University Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation ...
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... FIU Florida International University GIS geographical information systems HRS Health and Rehabilitative Services IA ICARE IFG NHC NOAA Individual Assistance Interfaith Coalition for Andrew Recovery Effort Individual Family Grant ...
... FIU Florida International University GIS geographical information systems HRS Health and Rehabilitative Services IA ICARE IFG NHC NOAA Individual Assistance Interfaith Coalition for Andrew Recovery Effort Individual Family Grant ...
Contents
THE SOCIOPOLITICAL ECOLOGY OF MIAMI | |
A NIGHT FOR HARD HOUSES | |
CRISIS DECISION MAKING AND MANAGEMENT | |
THE TENT CITIES | |
THE VOICES OF WOMEN | |
POSTHURRICANE RELOCATION | |
A NEGLECTED BLACK COMMUNITY | |
HURRICANE ANDREW AND THE RESHAPING | |
APPENDIX Hurricane Andrew research projects | |
Bibliography | |
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